The socialists are committed to the creation of a specialized commission to ensure the preservation of their singularity and an intervention in the environment according to the magnificence of the 19th century building.
The socialist mayor, María Antonia García Jiménez demands a "real value" of the palace of Huerto Ruano so that "the exhibit collection or any other event in said building is governed by criteria of excellence", for which García Jiménez requests that Constitute a "commission specialized in culture" that counts with the municipal cultural technicians, representatives of the groups and cultural associations of different disciplines of our city and professors of the institutes of Lorca in matter of art and literature mainly, to proceed between other questions To the selection of the creatives and artists who request the exhibition of their works is these facilities.
García Jiménez has recalled the origin and history of the palace that receives the name of the politician lorquino of century XIX, of wealthy family that lived in Edinburgh and ordered the construction of this house, that soon was soothes of Bank of Cartagena, and after diverse transmissions Heritage was acquired by the City of Lorca.
Since then and after its restoration the function of this property has varied, predominating as an exhibition hall of any event.
"The exceptionality and singularity of the place", being the only landscaped palace that remains in what was called Alameda de Espartero, today Avenida Juan Carlos I, makes the socialist mayor to rethink, put in its fair value and give a better use to the Garden Roan.
In addition to the creation of the commission to ensure the preservation of its uniqueness and exceptionality, the PSOE councilor proposes to improve its environment, "magnifying its presence", with the intervention in the flooring panels of the buildings adjoining the building , And therefore urges the PP government team to contact the communities of owners of the buildings adjacent to the Orchard Ruano, in order to request permission to intervene said medianeras, which will entail the revaluation of the adjoining properties in Its set.
For the treatment of these medianeras, García Jiménez, proposes that through the supervision of the specialized commission, the City of Lorca, through the Department of Culture convene a contest "Urban Art" (urban art), for the creation of a work Artistic, or "pictorial or even botany" similar to the one existing in Fórum la Caixa in Madrid, serving the theme to "highlight" the palace itself, with this measure the socialist mayor says that "would embellish in surroundings and would be a tourist reference."
Likewise, the socialist councilor proposes to the City of Lorca to fight for the Garden Ruano to be the permanent headquarters of the Center for Social and Territorial Studies of the Mediterranean, where the value of the library donated by the adopted son of Lorca, Horacio Capel .
Finally, Garcia Jimenez has also urged those responsible for the Lorca consistory to attend the offer of donation of the family of Musso Valiente, furniture of the nineteenth century (time of the palace) so that it looks in one of the living room Of the property.
Source: PSOE Lorca